Australia Women vs Pakistan Women, the 21st match of the group stage of the ICC Women’s Tournament 2026, was held at Leeds Cricket Ground, and it was a contest between AUS-W, who had been playing dominant cricket in the tournament so far with an undefeated streak, and PAK-W, who hadn’t won any match and were hunting for their first victory of the 2026 T20 World Cup.
It was a very good opportunity for Pakistan Women to register their first win in the tournament and for Australia to seal their spot in the play-offs. The match began with Sophie Molineux winning the toss and choosing to bat first.
Pakistan Women Playing XI: Muneeba Ali(WK), Gull Feroza, Ayesha Zafar, Iram Javed, Saira Jabeen, Aliya Riaz, Fatima Sana(C), Rameen Shamim, Diana Baig, Nashra Sandhu, Sadia Iqbal
Australia Women Playing XI: Beth Mooney(WK), Georgia Voll, Ellyse Perry, Ashleigh Gardner, Georgia Wareham, Annabel Sutherland, Nicola Carey, Sophie Molineux(C), Alana King, Kim Garth, Lucy Hamilton
Australia Women vs Pakistan Women: Ellyse Perry’s Blistering Innings Helped AUS-W to 199 Total
Australia Women vs Pakistan Women, The first innings of the match began with Australia Women batting first, but they suffered an early setback as Beth Mooney was dismissed on the very first ball. However, Ellyse Perry and Georgia Voll steadied the innings with a 100-run partnership. Perry played a brilliant knock of 71 runs in 48 balls with 9 fours and a six, while Georgia Voll contributed 39 runs in 28 balls.
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In the middle and lower order, Annabel Sutherland scored 27 runs in 18 balls, and Nicola Carey added an unbeaten 26 runs in 13 balls as Australia Women posted a massive total of 199 runs for 7 wickets in 20 overs.
Australia Women’s Innings: Batting Performance
Beth Mooney (WK) – 0 runs – 1 ball – SR 0.00 – c Gull Feroza b Sadia Iqbal
Georgia Voll – 39 runs – 28 balls – SR 139.28 – c Iram Javed b Nashra Sandhu
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Ellyse Perry – 71 runs – 48 balls – SR 147.91 – c Muneeba Ali b Fatima Sana
Ashleigh Gardner – 0 runs – 2 balls – SR 0.00 – c Diana Baig b Nashra Sandhu
Georgia Wareham – 5 runs – 3 balls – SR 166.66 – c Gull Feroza b Rameen Shamim
Annabel Sutherland – 27 runs – 18 balls – SR 150.00 – c Fatima Sana b Rameen Shamim
Nicola Carey – 26 runs – 13 balls – SR 200.00 – not out
Sophie Molineux (C) – 5 runs – 3 balls – SR 166.66 – b Sadia Iqbal
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Alana King – 5 runs – 4 balls – SR 125.00 – not out
Pakistan Women’s Innings: Bowling Performance
Sadia Iqbal – 2 wickets – 4 overs – Economy 7.75 – Beth Mooney, Sophie Molineux
Fatima Sana – 1 wicket – 4 overs – Economy 11.25 – Ellyse Perry
Diana Baig – 0 wickets – 2 overs – Economy 15.00 – No wickets
Rameen Shamim – 2 wickets – 4 overs – Economy 8.50 – Georgia Wareham, Annabel Sutherland
Nashra Sandhu – 2 wickets – 4 overs – Economy 8.25 – Georgia Voll, Ashleigh Gardner
Ayesha Zafar – 0 wickets – 2 overs – Economy 8.00 – No wickets
Australia Women vs Pakistan Women: Australian Bowlers Dominated and Locked 117 Runs Victory
The second innings of the match began with Pakistan Women chasing a huge target, but they kept losing wickets at regular intervals and were reduced to 37 for 3 inside the powerplay. In the top order, Muneeba Ali played a fighting knock of 32 runs in 25 balls with 4 fours and a six, while Iram Javed contributed 14 runs in 9 balls with 3 boundaries.
In the lower order, captain Fatima Sana scored 17 runs in 12 balls with 3 fours, but no other batter could provide support as Pakistan Women’s batting line-up collapsed and was out for 82 runs in 13.4 overs, losing by 117 runs.
Pakistan Women’s Innings: Batting Performance
Muneeba Ali – 32 runs – 25 balls – SR 128.00 – c Gardner b Perry
Gull Feroza – 1 run – 3 balls – SR 33.33 – run out (Voll/Garth)
Saira Jabeen – 5 runs – 4 balls – SR 125.00 – c Gardner b Molineux
Ayesha Zafar – 0 runs – 4 balls – SR 0.00 – run out (Molineux/Mooney)
Iram Javed – 14 runs – 9 balls – SR 155.55 – b Wareham
Aliya Riaz – 7 runs – 11 balls – SR 63.63 – c Mooney b Perry
Fatima Sana (C) – 17 runs – 12 balls – SR 141.66 – c Mooney b Sutherland
Rameen Shamim – 0 runs – 3 balls – SR 0.00 – run out (Voll/Mooney)
Nashra Sandhu – 0 runs – 2 balls – SR 0.00 – b Molineux
Diana Baig – 1 run – 8 balls – SR 12.50 – not out
Sadia Iqbal – 0 runs – 1 ball – SR 0.00 – c Mooney b Sutherland
Australia Women’s Innings: Bowling Performance
Lucy Hamilton – 0 wickets – 2 overs – Economy 5.00 – No wickets
Kim Garth – 0 wickets – 2 overs – Economy 11.00 – No wickets
Sophie Molineux – 2 wickets – 2 overs – Economy 3.00 – Saira Jabeen (caught), Nashra Sandhu (bowled)
Ashleigh Gardner – 0 wickets – 2 overs – Economy 8.50 – No wickets
Georgia Wareham – 1 wicket – 2 overs – Economy 1.00 – Iram Javed (bowled)
Annabel Sutherland – 2 wickets – 1.4 overs – Economy 7.20 – Fatima Sana (caught), Sadia Iqbal (caught)
Alana King – 0 wickets – 1 over – Economy 8.00 – No wickets
Ellyse Perry – 2 wickets – 1 over – Economy 9.00 – Muneeba Ali (caught), Aliya Riaz (caught)
